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terça-feira, outubro 31, 2006

[UK] Transgender Day of RemembranceEach year people hold vigils on or near the anniversary of Rita Hester's murder, to remember transgender people who have died at the hands of prejudice and hate.Photo by María Granados Pérez

[Italy] A 'third way' solution to transsexual MPItaly's first transsexual MP, a flamboyant 41-year-old television star, has caused a storm in the houses of parliament by using the female lavatories.[Canada] [Advice]Encouragement from happy cross-dresserI'd like to thank you for the good common sense advice you gave to "secret bi-guy." It was very open-minded, and I hope friends and family respond well. Mine have, and my history sounds much like his.

[USA] Scream queenFor seventeen years, Alan Rowe Kelly worked as a hair and make-up artist. His work was seen on Comedy Central, Court TV, MTV, and in the fashion world. Although he loved his work, and still does it part time, make-up wasn't his ultimate goal.

From the age of just six Steven Rees, now 39, loved the feel of women's clothing. For years he hid his secret, dressing-up at home while letting friends and family believe he was just an ordinary bloke. Finally, the pressure became too much and he realised he couldn't go on only pretending to be a woman...

[NY, USA] He Wants to Be a Woman but Reality Gets in the WaySize plays a major role in "20 Centimeters, " a brash, vivacious concoction of dark comedy, light drama and musical performance written and directed by Ramón Salazar. For starters, the title refers to the length of its main character's penis, nearly eight inches. Marieta, né Adolfo, a pre-op transsexual narcoleptic (convincingly played by Mónica Cervera), wants those inches to vanish, and nothing can come between her and the surgery that will make it happen, not even a hunky fruit-stocker who likes her as is.

sexta-feira, outubro 27, 2006

The Organisation Intersex International would like to invite you to join us in commemorating November 8 as Intersex Solidarity Day. All human rights organizations, feminist allies, academics and gender specialists, as well as other groups and individuals interested in intersex human rights, are invited to show their solidarity by organizing workshops, lectures, discussions and other activities which deal with any or all of the following topics:

a) the life of Herculine Barbin

b) intersex genital mutilation

c) the violence of the binary sex and gender system

d) the sexism implicit within the binary construct of sex and gender

Please show your solidarity with the intersex community. Intersex rights are humans rights.

In his 23 years on death row, the transsexual who admired Adolph Hitler has filed appeals, tried to change the name on the case to Frances Anne Spisak, and tried to get the state to pay for his sex change operation, unsuccessful in all his efforts...until now.

The scene which took place at the Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital on the next day of Diwali would have stretched the imagination of most enthusiastic Bollywood fan. A Kinnar (eunuch) arrived at the hospital with a slashed wrist (apparently she tried to commit suicide) and later much to the shock and amusement of the hospital staff, turned out to be a normal male.

quarta-feira, outubro 25, 2006

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has reached agreement with a transgender advocacy group and will implement new regulations allowing people to use MTA public restrooms consistent with their gender _expression.Transwoman celebrates N.Y. rights victoryIn a small but significant victory for transgender rights, theTransgender Legal Defense & Education Fund announced Monday that ithas reached an agreement with the Metropolitan TransportationAuthority in New York that allows people to use MTA public restroomin accordance with their gender _expression.Girls' room his, tooThe line for the girls' room just got longer.Men who live as women can now legally use women's rest rooms in NewYork's transit system under an unprecedented deal revealed yesterday.

[VT, USA]Visibly Female, Invisibly MaleI begin to tell my story... In the beginning, I hesitated... I thought I'd been telling my story all along, but then I realized I'd been telling someone else's story - the story they wanted, the story they asked for - and, like any good story, I got caught up in it.

The Massachusetts Transgender Veterans Association will hold its official state chapter kickoff Oct. 27-29 at the DCU Center during the Transcending Boundaries and PFLAG's Northeast Regional Conference 2006 in Worcester.

[USA]

Letters: What if It’s (Sort of) a Boy and (Sort of) a Girl?

Elizabeth Weil's article (Sept 24) presented important information but did not address the issue of prevention in the most common cause of genital ambiguity, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, in which the adrenal glands overproduce androgens (malelike hormones), owing to a genetic defect.These overproduced androgens masculinize the female fetus in utero, such that she is born with ambiguous genitalia, making sex assignment in the newborn difficult. There is now ample evidence that treatment of the fetus by administering medication to the mother from early in pregnancy to term can prevent the masculinization of the genitalia in the female fetus. Prenatal diagnosis (via DNA analysis) and treatment have proven so far to be effective. Such treatment prevents genital ambiguity and causes the affected female to be born with normal female genitalia, and thus no confusion of sex assignment.

segunda-feira, outubro 23, 2006

In response to all the messages of support so far, UK and Worldwide renowned Psychiatrist, Dr Russell Reid, has written to Transsexual UK to say, "I am so grateful for the setting up of the blog 'In Support of Dr. Russell Reid'." He added, "After a long and arduous week, I was thrilled to read all the messages this morning and I am overwhelmed by the positive responses that everyone has given." He also said that "the messages have been immensely helpful to me and they have had the effect of restoring my morale. I just can't tell you how grateful I am." In finishing, Russell had this say, "I know the messages are now in the public domain; I have already printed them all off to pass on to my solicitor and barrister on Monday morning, and I expect all of them to be shown to the GMC panel." Dr Russell Reid is unable to comment further on anything relating to the case being heard in front of the GMC panel.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP...

Transsexual UK urges trans people in the UK and around the World, whether they have received treatment or not from Dr. Reid, to strongly consider leaving a message of support at the blog site, found at http://russellreid. blogspot. com.

It's already shown that these comments are extremely helpful in several ways.

Dr. Reid has long been a world renowned psychiatrist for transsexual people, and who is currently under a five week trial by the General Medical Council. He has helped countless transsexual people over the years. According to Peter Tatchell, (Human Rights Activist), disciplinary proceedings against this leading sex-change doctor bring shame to the medical profession. More information can be found via the links on the blogspot website.

Please re-distribute this email to everyone you know would be interested in hearing about this case and in providing the necessary support to Dr. Reid.

[OR, USA]Corvallis hosts Transforming Faith conference`Welcoming' is a word that was not taken lightly this weekend at a very special celebration of faith, gender and understanding. Corvallis played host to "Transforming Faith: A Transgender Witness," the first national conference examining communities of faith who offer inclusive ministry to transgenders, people whose gender identity or _expression does not conform with the cultural norm.

domingo, outubro 22, 2006

[MA,USA] [Letter to the editor] Gender and Sexuality Inextricably LinkedAshton R. Lattimore is certainly correct that gender and sexuality are distinct categories and ought not to be conflated in academic analysis. Nor is she the first to argue for such a methodological separation. However, her claims that gender and sexuality have little to do with each other are misinformed.

sexta-feira, outubro 20, 2006

[FL, USA] Ladies of the NightBeauty pageants are all the same — the smiles, forced; the answers, rehearsed; the movements, choreographed. The Miss South Florida Illusion Pageant is no different — except that producer Gus Sanchez restricts entrants to drag queens "who have no silicone or surgery below the neck."

[Indonesia] [Commentary]Lipstick in place, no rules bentWhen I was in India last week for a meditation retreat, my husband Tim found an old copy of the Hindustani Times of Nov. 22, 2005, lining a drawer in the guest house where we stayed.

[USA] TransNation: The Wrongs of Transgender RightsTransgender Rights, the new University of Minnesota Press anthology edited by Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang and Shannon Price Minter, is an impressive compilation of work from lawyers and scholars whose contributions range from disturbing to inspirational. [MA, USA] A refreshing look at genderDo you have any goals for your talks here at Brandeis, anything that you're really looking to educate the college population about in terms of the transgender world?[UK] Top sex change doc ignored guidelinesA top sex change doctor left patients devastated after recommending irreversible surgery without proper checks and told them they could finance the ops by working as escorts, a medical tribunal was told today (tue).Psychiatrist accused of rushing five patients into changing sexA Psychiatrist rushed patients into sex-change operations and toldthem that they could pay for the surgery by working as escorts, amedical tribunal was told yesterday.

[TX, USA] Charting the transgender rainbowWith our recent media exposure — the "Transgeneration" series on Sundance, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", "Boys Don't Cry", "Transamerica"— it's no wonder more and more straight people are conquering their ignorance, fear and hate. In fact, the majority of people I have talked to about it have been empathetic and understanding.[UK] Chemical cocktail blamed for soaring breast cancer rateCocktails of gender-bending chemicals, found in everyday products from CD cases to babies' bottles, may be to blame for soaring rates of breast cancer, scientists have warned.

[New Zealand] Transgender human rights 'being ignored'It is not so much blatant discrimination that makes life hard for Claudia McKay. [USA] The case of the ex-girlsLittle more than a decade ago, men afflicted with enlarged prostate glands — which can block urine's flow and lead to dangerous infections — had essentially one treatment option: surgery. Now, drugs can often be used to reverse benign prostate enlargement. These so-called prostate pills are available thanks in no small part to a Caribbean population of pseudo-hermaphrodites.[Lithuania] Lithuania sued over transsexualA Lithuanian transsexual has taken Lithuania to court in Strasbourg for failing to provide a legal framework for him to complete his sex change.

segunda-feira, outubro 16, 2006

[UK] Dr Russell Reid - Make your Support Known Online

The Transsexual UK website now calls upon the UK and World Trans Community to leave messages of support to Dr. Russell Reid at a special blogspot situated at http://russellreid. blogspot. com/. This will prove an important boost at a time he needs our support the most.

Dr. Reid has given assurance that he "will read your messages whether good or bad", but adds that he "may not be able to respond at this time." He also said that he "appreciates the support given."

Dr. Reid has long been a world renowned psychiatrist for transsexual people, and who is currently under a five week trial by the General Medical Council. He has helped countless transsexual people over the years.

What God thinks of gays and lesbians has been vigorously debated within religious communities in recent years. But there has not been a lot of talk about how God views those who believe they were born the wrong sex or think having to choose between male and female genders is too limiting.

Most reputable therapists and medical doctors who work with transgender individuals follow the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, developed by the late physician, who was one of the first to work with transgender people.

The comic female impersonators known as Les Dames du Soleil (Ladies Under the Sun) is a troupe of successful businessmen who began performing their hilarious drag-queen shows about 13 years ago "just for fun" at their own cocktail parties.

domingo, outubro 15, 2006

"She" sat in the lobby of the Provincetown guest house for about an hour. In a royal blue skirt with a black sweater set, she nervously tapped her feet, which were squeezed into black high heels. She adjusted her wig and checked her watch for what seemed like the tenth time in 10 minutes. She was afraid to leave the guest house.

A transsexual who sneaked into a block of flats and barricaded herself in an apartment walked free from a two month jail sentence. Sally O’Rourke, 33, formerly Stephen, was arrested after setting a fire alarm off and locking a resident out of their own home.

Imagine being a quasi-legal Filipino immigrant clinging to an uncertain job in Israel, taking the place of Palestinian workers kicked out because of the intifada. Place on top of that being an pre-operative transsexual in a Jewish Orthodox neighborhood. And on top of that, the loneliness of searching for a Catholic Christmas in a seamless Judaic world.

The genetics behind intersex babies, and improved prediction of skin cancer risk are two of the projects from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) that will receive funding from the latest round of Australian Research Council grants.

The Audre Lorde Project is calling on the community to stand up for Christina Sforza, a transgender woman who was assaulted on July 10 by a manager at a Manhattan McDonald's for using the women's bathroom. Sforza had permission from another employee. The manager threatened to "kill her" and beat her with a lead pipe while other staff shouted "kill the faggot."

Yale University has joined the ranks of 74 colleges and universities that have officially banned discrimination based on gender identity from campus. The school is the final member of the Ivy League to write such a protection into official school policy.

"Transgender activists are aggressively targeting our public school children this fall," said TVC Executive Director Andrea Lafferty. "These sexually confused individuals have made it their goal to deceive our kids into thinking they're the opposite sex. This insanity must stop. Our new report, "Will Cross-Dressing Activists Come To Your School?" exposes this dangerous effort to confuse our children."

The New York City Bar Association hosts a panel discussion about current judicial, legislative, and political developments on the local, state, and federal levels affecting the legal and civil rights of transgendered Americans.